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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Dhananjay B. Vasa, Columbus, OH (US);
John E. Miller, Ladson, SC (US);
Silas Lawton Studley, Seattle, WA (US);
Shane E. Arthur, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kyle S. Biondich, Seattle, WA (US);
Bennett M. Moriarty, Seattle, WA (US);
Raymond C. Eng, Burien, WA (US);
Matthew H. Mellin, Charleston, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A surface treatment support structure assembly for treating a contoured surface includes a support structure array formed from a plurality of base structures, each base structure being operably coupled with respect to one another and configured to slide along a longitudinal axis and rotate about a laterally translating axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The support structure array further includes at least one applicator head coupled to each base structure of the support structure array, each of the at least one applicator head being configured to treat the contoured surface. Additionally, a base structure actuator is operatively coupled to and configured to manipulate each base structure along the longitudinal axis and the laterally translating axis such that the support structure array is adjusted relative to the contoured surface.